12 - Sophomore Year, Autumn

It’s been about three days since I was arrested on charges of attempting to overthrow the state. I’ve been getting excellent treatment like a guest instead of getting beaten and tortured. Well, I suppose I was lucky I was a noblewoman in these circumstances.

“It’s time for your interrogation,” said a soldier as he roughly escorted me out of my cell and to the room.

What was waiting for me in there?

“Well done, Elizabeth Asteron,” said Gigi, the king of this country.

“Why did you arrest me?” I asked as I was seated.

“Do you really not know?” Gigi asked. “After you interfered so dramatically with our plans?”

He seems totally convinced while I’m totally lost.

“I didn’t do anything,” I said.

“Enough with this nonsense!” he snaps. “Were you not the one who crushed the magical cult and disrupted our war plans?”

It was then that I understood that he was my enemy.

He must have been the man behind the war at the climax of the game. The cult was for developing powerful weapons as tensions increased with their neighbors. And was Sergius’ coup just playing into the palm of his hands, giving him a legitimate reason to retaliate?

“It’s better to have peace than war,” I said.

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“But an endless war will be far more profitable,” Gigi countered.

“So that’s why…” I muttered.

“Indeed,” Gigi said. “Didn’t you ever notice that you were so close to our secret weapon?”

“Close to… Serena?” I mutter.

“Yes…” Gigi said with an evil smile. “Serena Hollina. Her element isn’t Light, but Divine Blessing. The perfect tool for absolute victory.”

The “Ms. Meathead” in me was set off. Before I knew it, I had reached over the table and was attacking Gigi. “Don’t call Serena a tool!” I yelled to his face. “I will never forgive you for all of this!”

The soldiers in the room gather around me and separate us; despite their presence, I start making a golem out of the floor.

“We are under attack!” a soldier cries as he busts into the room.

“What…?!” Gigi cried.

“The enemy is seeking the release of Lady Elizabeth, with Princes Arthur and Mordred leading them,” the messenger said. “It appears House Asteron and the other nobles have joined them.”

“My stupid sons, do they mean to taunt me?!” Gigi roared. “Unbelievable…”

I laughed, and said, “My, my! It seems you’ve become the fox for the princes’ hunting party!”

In the ensuing chaos, I created a giant super-golem who effortlessly took the soldiers down for me. 10 minutes later, Arthur’s army breaks through into the interior, the terrified King Gigi escapes by the court magicians teleporting him out of there.

“Eli!” Serena yells as she rushes in to hug me. “I’m so, so glad you’re here!” she sobs, tears streaming down her eyes. “I was so scared they might have taken you somewhere else!”

She was still so very cute like this. “It’s alright now, I’m here,” I said.

Then Serena started smelling me. “Aahh, Eli’s scent for the first time in three days!” she said.

She doesn’t seem to be listening to me. Oh well, it’s not like I’m complaining.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting, Eliza,” Arthur said as he bowed before me. “We had some trouble with the preparations.”

“Raise your head, you haven’t done anything wrong,” I said.

“If I’ve displeased you in any way, feel free to kick me,” he continued.

“You just want me to do that.”

Even with all this, the Perverted M-Prince hasn’t changed one bit.

“Hmm, hmm, it seems you didn’t need our help,” Mordred said as he appeared.

“What the hell…?” Sergius asked as he came up as well.

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They were both staring at the golem I made. It was castle-sized, having wrecked the ceiling just by coming into existence, giving us have a clear view of the blue sky above us.

“I seem to have overdone it,” I say sheepishly.

“’Overdone it’ is an understatement!” Sergius yelled, terrified. “What is this, Ms. Meathead?!”

He seemed so scared he couldn’t move, so I threw a soil knife at him to bring him back to his senses.

“Haha, it seems everyone’s all here!” Serena said.

“I see,” is all I can say.

“Arthur, we can move on to the next step!” Serena says as she pulls away and takes my hand. “Come on, let’s get ready!”

“Hey, Serena, what is the next step?” I ask.

Serena smiled, and said, “We overthrow King Gigi and create a new, better nation with me and you as the heads of state!”

Hey, hey, is this really alright?